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Utricularia moniliformis

About

A small, perennial carnivorous plant, *Utricularia moniliformis* is notable for its restricted endemic range to Sri Lanka and its preference for growing on wet rocks.

Field notes

Distribution & habitat

Sri Lanka, growing as a lithophyte at altitudes from 750 m to 2,300 m.

History & etymology

First recorded in 1860 by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites as U. orbiculata, and formally described by Peter Taylor in 1986.

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Habitat

Altitude
Not recorded
Altitude class
—
Native to
Sri Lanka

Cultivation

Difficulty
intermediate
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